Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

At this moment, a weak man's voice came from the tent: "Is there a guest?"

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said, "Your guest is here."

Zhao Kuo walked into the tent and found a straw mat in the most airtight corner of the tent. A man was lying on the straw mat. The air in the tent was filled with the smell of medicine.

The man looked skinny and weak. He squinted his eyes and looked at Zhao Kuo for a while, with some doubts, but soon turned into shock.

"You, you are the king?

Wu Xinjun?

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Chapter 969 Zhao Kuo's Change Plan

As soon as the man said these words, the atmosphere in the small tent suddenly changed.

Xu Li, who was standing beside Zhao Kuo, subconsciously grasped the handle of the knife in his hand, while Zhao Kuo's son, Zhao Qian, raised his brows proudly.

Zhao Kuo looked at the man who was clearly unable to move, and asked curiously, "Do you know me?"

As soon as this sentence was said, the man was extremely excited, and the Jiang mother and daughter beside him were so frightened that they knelt on the ground: "Min, the women of the people have seen the king."

Jiang Shi was very excited and wanted to get a seat for Zhao Kuo, but there were only a few tattered seats in the tent, how dare she give such things to the incomparably noble Wu Xinjun?

So he hesitated for a while.

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and patted Zhao Qian: "What are you still doing?"

Zhao Qian immediately understood this time, took the seat from Jiang's mother and daughter, first gave it to Zhao Kuo, then to Xu Li, and took the last seat for himself.

At this moment, Zhao Qian suddenly felt that the stench in the air and the unpleasant smell of medicine seemed to have disappeared all at once.

The man excitedly said: "The young one's name is Wu Fei. When you defeated Bai Qi in Changping, Wu Fei was one of your subordinates!"

He was obviously skinny, he was paralyzed half of his body and couldn't get up, but at this moment, the pride and pride of the man named Wu Fei was beyond words.

Perhaps because he was too excited to speak, Wu Fei suddenly coughed violently.

Jiang quickly stepped forward to help the man up, and carefully patted him on the back.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said, "Did you also get this injury on the battlefield?"

Zhao Kuo had already seen the man's injury clearly at this time. His left calf was completely broken from below the knee, and it seemed that there was still some infection, and the stench came from the wound.

To be honest, Zhao Kuo felt that this man's vitality was already quite tenacious, even though he was infected to such a degree that he was still alive under such conditions.

Of course, this also shows how much Jiang loves Wu Fei, otherwise Wu Fei is determined not to survive.

Hearing this, Wu Fei couldn't help but feel a little sad, and said to Zhao Kuo, "It's not this battle, but Jidu." A few years ago, Lian Po led an army of 20 aggressively to Jidu, intending to destroy Yan State in one fell swoop, but was defeated by the general of Qi State. Kuang Liang and Yan Guochang joined forces to defeat Lian Po.

Wu Fei, who was already a senior at that time, had his calf cut off at that stop and escaped with his life by luck.

After returning home, because Wu Fei's injury worsened, the family sold all their belongings and came to Handan in order to seek medical treatment for Wu Fei.

Over the past few years, the high medical expenses and the lack of the most important labor force in Wu Fei's family have caused the family to go from bad to worse, from the originally happy middle class to the current impoverished state.

When Wu Fei said this, he couldn't help but sighed, and said: "Your Honor, the little one is not afraid of death, the little one has already been tortured enough by illness all these years.

The little one was just worried that after the little one died, their mother and daughter would be alas. "

As he said that, Wu Fei looked at Zhao Kuo with hopeful eyes, and the meaning inside was self-evident.

Zhao Kuo was silent for a while, then said, "Are there many veterans like you?"

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said: "I'm not going to lie to you, in fact." Wu Fei stopped suddenly: "Don't talk nonsense, it will cause trouble for you!"

Jiang Shi had no choice but to shut up.

Wu Fei looked at Zhao Kuo and said sincerely: "Your Honor, the younger one also knows that this request is very abrupt. In fact, the younger one doesn't want to cause trouble for the latter, but there is nothing the younger one can do."

Zhao Kuo said, "You first answer the question I asked just now."

Zhao Qian couldn't hold back listening to it, wishing he could agree immediately, and bring Jiang's mother and daughter back to Lord Wuxin's mansion to make a living for them.

At this moment, seeing Zhao Kuo continuing to question unhurriedly, he also complained in his heart, feeling that his father was too strict.

Wu Fei was silent for a while, then sighed: "Actually, many wounded veterans like Xiao one have already died.

If it's really older, it's better to have children.

If one is as unlucky as the young one, with only one daughter and unable to inherit the family property, the land will have to be nationalized.

By that time, the couple have no land or money, what else can they do?

I can only, I can only go to Yanliufang. "

Yanliufang is the location of a market where brothels are concentrated.

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became a little frozen, and Jiang's mother and daughter began to sob softly.

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "I understand now.

Don't worry, you can't die, at least this Marquis doesn't allow you to die. "

As he said that, Zhao Kuo glanced at Xu Li beside him, and said, "Uncle Xu, you can arrange it later, the doctor and the medicine are ready for me."

Xu Li nodded solemnly. For Xu Li, who was born in the military, Wu Fei was actually his robe. How could Xu Li not be moved when he saw his robes in such a state of desperation?

Even if Zhao Kuo didn't make a move, Xu Li would.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Wu Fei was both surprised and happy, and Jiang's mother and daughter kowtowed directly to Zhao Kuo to thank him.

Zhao Kuo sighed, and said: "Your daughter is very good. If you and your husband are willing, you can send it to my marquis's mansion to be a maid for my wife, how about it?"

After Wu Fei and Jiang Shi heard these words, they trembled even more, and they were endlessly grateful.

Becoming a maid may sound like prostitution, but it's not.

You know, that's the maid of Tian Wan, the wife of Lord Wu Xin's mansion!With this level of status, no matter how this daughter marries in the future, she will have to marry into an official's family to be the official wife. What an honor is this?

If he continues to stay in this impoverished place, the final outcome is very likely to sell the brothel and live a miserable life.

Comparing the two, it is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Kuo saved their daughter's life.

Apart from the three members of Wu Fei's family, there was another person who was no less excited than them. This person was Zhao Kuo's son Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian was so happy at this moment, he couldn't help asking Wu Fei's daughter: "What's your name?"

Wu Fei hurriedly said: "My lord, the little girl is not yet old enough to be named yet."

Only then did Zhao Qian come back to his senses, and his face turned red.

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "It's okay, let Madam give her a name in the future.

A doctor will come with medicine later, just wait for it. "

A moment later, amidst the gratitude of Wu Fei's family of three, Zhao Kuo, father and son, and Xu Li left the house, taking Su Li and others outside the house with them.

Zhao Qian's eyebrows were beaming, and he couldn't help but said to Zhao Kuo: "Father saved Wu Fei's family of three today, I really admire my child."

Zhao Kuo's mood was not as happy as Zhao Qian's. His eyes fell on this dirty road, looking at the environment full of smells and mosquitoes on both sides, looking at the sitting on both sides of the road with fierce eyes or dazed eyes. Zhao Kuo was very silent.

After a long time, Zhao Kuo said slowly: "Qian'er, do you know how many people are like Wu Fei in this world, and do you know how many people are worse than Wu Fei in this world?"

Zhao Qian was stunned.

If you think about it carefully, you will know that although Wu Fei is miserable, he still has life.

And as Wu Fei said, many of Wu Fei's comrades-in-arms have lost their lives, and even his wife and daughter may now be selling laughter in the brothel for a living.

Then, Zhao Qian suddenly realized that he couldn't be happy anymore.

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "Look around here again, Wu Fei's situation is more than just an isolated case?

Isn't the city where these poor people live is made up of Wu Feis of different ages, appearances, and experiences? "

Zhao Qian's face completely collapsed.

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Qian and said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Zhao Qian clenched his fists tightly, and suddenly said, "Father, my son thinks that we should do something!"

Zhao Kuo said, "Then what do you want to do?"

Zhao Qian said: "Boys want to change their lives and make them like everyone else!"

Zhao Kuo said, "What can you do to change their lives?"

Zhao Qian couldn't answer now.

Facing Zhao Qian who was tongue-tied, Zhao Kuo suddenly burst out laughing.

After a while, Zhao Kuo stopped laughing and patted Zhao Qian on the shoulder.

"You're still young, so you can't think of a way.

Father don't blame you, father can do it for you.

But one day, if your father gets old and you grow up, can you make the same achievements to show your father, and make the lives of more Dazhao people better? "

Zhao Qian took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Father, don't worry, the child will definitely be able to!"

When he said these words, the eyes of the 11-year-old boy surged with a kind of light called hope and determination!Behind the two father and son, Xu Li and Su Li exchanged glances, and they both nodded in relief at the same time.

At this point, Zhao Kuo's private visit via Weibo came to an end.

When he brought Zhao Qian back to the mansion, it was already dusk.

That night, Zhao Kuo's study was brightly lit.

Zhao Kuo thought for a long time, and found that he had overlooked a problem.

Indeed, the State of Zhao has won many wars in the past and obtained a large amount of land.

However, not every citizen of Zhao State has enjoyed the dividends of this victory, just like Wu Fei. Although he was once rich because of his military exploits, he was also impoverished because of his injuries on the battlefield.

To put it bluntly, most of the benefits brought by the war were actually collected by the chief generals, generals and ministers like Zhao Kuo.

Although the people at the bottom have also obtained certain benefits, their ability to resist risks is also quite poor.

From the perspective of a normal ruler, this is obviously normal.

Isn't it normal for the ruling class to take the big prize, and the poor people use their lives as a bet to fight for a small prize?

But Zhao Kuo felt that this was abnormal.

If the happy life of the people can be destroyed so easily, then how can it be guaranteed that these people will be devoted to Zhao Guo and Zhao Kuo's future rule?

The common people are the cornerstone of a country, and Zhao Kuo, who is a time traveler, knows this very well.

This night, the lights in Zhao Kuo's study were turned off very late.

The next day, among Xiangbang officials, Zhao Kuo found five allies and confidants, Pang Nuan, Xu Li, Guo Zong, Su Li, and Han Fei.

Facing these people of his own, Zhao Kuo spoke very directly: "Everyone, I am going to implement a reform, and I need your support."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, everyone's expressions were different.

Pang Nuan thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Is it about the reform of the army?

If it is the army, it is recommended to wait until the war is over before moving. "

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "No, it's not about the army, but about our business."

"Business?"

This time it was Guo Zong's turn to be excited: "I don't know how the Lord plans to reform business?"

Guo Zong is the steward of Zhao Kuo's money bag, and he was originally in charge of business.

Guo Zong has always been a person who lacks a sense of presence in Zhao Kuo's confidant group. On the one hand, it is because the money bag he is in charge of is really important and needs to be cautious. The system still adopts an auxiliary attitude, mainly to allow Guo Zong and others to make money to maintain other aspects of operation.

But now, since Zhao Kuo has already mentioned business reform, Guo Zong feels that the opportunity to show credit has come.

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "Actually, my reform is also very simple, that is, to abolish the commercial square market, so that all the houses facing the street can be freely converted into shopfronts, free to do business, and free to carry out commercial circulation."

What Zhao Kuo said was actually not long in the 5000-year history of China. It was not until the Song Dynasty more than 1000 years later that it began to do so. The previous Han, Tang and other dynasties were not like this.

The rulers of China have always paid no attention to business, which has a long history.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, everyone present was naturally shocked. After all, they are not time travelers. How can they know what happened more than 1000 years later?

Even Guo Zong, who was most looking forward to making great achievements in business, was shocked after hearing Zhao Kuo's reform: "My lord, isn't this too shocking?"

You must know that Zhao Kuo's thoughts are not just about breaking the shackles of Fangshi.